Prep courses not needed for career academies

I have just finished reading the article on the Monmouth County vocational schools that is in the April 22 Asbury Park Press ("Kids compete for academies").

I believe these schools are excellent. However, the focus put on taking prep courses to get into the vocational schools is wrong.

As a proud grandmother of a student accepted this year into High Technology High School, I know for a fact that he did not take a prep course. He is a good student who is involved in numerous sports and activities. His focus has been on going to this school, and he has worked hard to accomplish this.

I am sure that there are many other students who have been accepted into the vocational schools who have done the same thing.

I believe focusing on one student who took a prep course and promoting the person who ran the prep course is wrong. It would be better to focus on what hard work can accomplish.

Della A. O'Kane

Neptune

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Prep courses not needed for career academies

I have just finished reading the article on the Monmouth County vocational schools that is in the April 22 Asbury Park Press ('Kids compete for academies').

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